In exile, Bolivia Ex President Morales calls for peaceful election

Former President of Bolivia Evo Morales on Sunday called for a peaceful election, as Bolivians are voting in a high-stakes presidential election meant to end a year of political turmoil.

Speaking in Argentina, Norales said that "the priority is exclusively the recuperation of democracy in Bolivia", adding that "the great lesson we must never forget is that violence only generates violence."

The vote could bring a return of socialism at a time when it is struggling with a raging pandemic and protests over last year's annulled ballot.

Bolivia, once one of the most politically volatile countries in Latin America, experienced a rare period of stability under Morales, the country's first Indigenous president who resigned and fled the country late last year after his claimed election win was annulled amid allegations of fraud.